Howard Friedland OPA

"Keeping Your Focus in Landscapes "
Plein Air Workshop in Oiis

Chester, New Jersey

May 15 - 17, 2009 ( 3 days )

Hosted by
Highlands Art Gallery
Chester, New Jersey

Cost :$250

Save your spot,
register early
(Maximum 10 students)
this workshop will fill quickly!

Click here for supply list:

Cancellation Policy

We will be working outside in the beautiful surroundings around Chester, New Jersey (the garden State). There will be personal attention and demonstrations. The subjects that will be covered include:

• Use of outdoor painting materials and equipment.
  
  
• Making quick field sketches to determine compositions.
  
  
• Making preliminary value sketches to capture a strong design.
  
  
• Determining your focal point (key to a successful result).
  
  
• Selecting a color scheme.
  
  
• Simplifying detail for a more powerful statement.
  
  
• How to capture the light and shadows in your painting.
  
  
• How to see form and understand how to translate it to the canvas.
  
  
• Creating atmospheric depth and the illusion of distance.

Grove Street Hydrangeas
20 x 26 Oil on Linen

Hollyhock Lane
18 x 24 Oil on Linen

To register for
"Keeping Your Focus in Landscapes
with Howard Friedland

call:
Cheryl at
Highlands Art Gallery
(908) 879-1610

e-mail at:
highlandsart@comcast.net

Reflecting Pond
24 x 30 Oil on Linen